Connect
← Return to My Experience on Evenity for Treating Osteoporosis
Discussion
My Experience on Evenity for Treating Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: 1 day ago | Replies (1085)Comment receiving replies
My impression is that there is no stopping Prolia for a few weeks. (And I could be wrong .) At least without immediately going on a relay drug to try to prevent the bone loss triggered by discontinuing Prolia. For what it's worth, my endocrinologist has patients who were put on Prolia elsewhere and want to get off of it, and he begins the relay drug while still in Prolia if the drug is a bisphosphonate to try to alleviate the issues from quitting Prolia. And he does not prescribe Prolia himself any more.
Replies to "My impression is that there is no stopping Prolia for a few weeks. (And I could..."
Amgen has a black box warning on the insert (which most patients do not see unless you open the package and read it before handing over to the nurse/doctor giving the injection) advising not to stop taking Prolia cold turkey. I have read it. On Prolia for 4 yrs and would have to transition off on to Reclast. 100% you cannot just quit taking Prolia without backup plan or at high risk for fracturing.
Connect
I did delay Prolia for 3 weeks, and ended up with 3 compound fractures of my spine, from just getting out of bed. So just be very cautious if you delay a shot.